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(No Model.)

H. C. HOLMES.

ANCHOR.

No, 558,389. Panentedgpr. 14, 1896.

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' ATTORNEYS UNIT ED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

IIIRAM C. HOLMES, OF MIDDLETOIVN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TC WILCOX,

CRITTENDEN n CO., OF SAME PLACE.

ANCHOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 558,389, dated April 14, 1896.

Application iiled December 12,1895. Serial No. 57119.38. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HIRAM CLIFFORD HOLMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have inventcd new and useful Improvements in Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an anchor which can be folded or brought into compact form for storing or shipping and which at the same time can be readily put into use 3 and the invention resides in the novel features of construction by which a simple structure is obtained and Which are set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the annexeddrawings, in whichl Figure 1 is an elevation of an anchor with the arms shown by full lines as spread and the stock placed transversely to the shank. Fig. 2 is an elevation at a right angle to Fig. 1 and showing the arms folded and the stock lying along the shank., Fig. 3 is a section along line w w, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section along line :r ar, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section along line {1/ y, Fig. 1. Fig. G is a section along line ,e z, Fig. l.

The anchor-shank 1 is provided with folding arms 2, jointed to the shank at a suitable point, as at 3. A locking-slide 4 is provided for the arms 2. This slide or collar 4 is adapted to travel and to rotate on shank l, said shank and slide being, respectively, studded and grooved to enable VVthe slide to travel and to be locked in positionl on the shank. The studs 5 and@ project from the shank 1, and when the slot or enlargement 7 of the hole in slide or collar 4 is made to coincide with a stud or studs said collar 4 can slide past or over the stud. From the enlargement or slot '7 extends a transverse or locking slot 8, and when the slide has been moved until a stud 5 or G coincides with -slot 8, and the slide is then given a lateral rotation or partial rotation, the consequent engagement of the stud with locking-slot 8 will prevent the slide from traveling.

Vhen the arms 2 are open and the slide is locked in position by its slot 8 being in engagement with stud 0, the arms 2 are held open. By turning the slide 4 until its slot 7 coincides With studs 6 and 5 and then running the slide along the shank toward the stock 9 until the arms 2 are free to fold against the shank,and then slipping slide 4 over the points or iukes of the arms and turning the slide to cause an engagement between slot 8 and stud 5, the arms will be held folded.

The stock 9 is adapted to slide or move through an eye 10 in the shank, and said shank and stock are respectively grooved and studded for enabling the stock to travel and to be locked on thel shank. The eye 10 of the shank has the slots or enlargements 11, and when the stock has been turned until studs 12 coincide or are alined with slots 11 the stock can be drawn or moved along until its curved portion or elbow 13, entering eye 10, enables the stock to be folded or swung against the shank.

With the stock and arms lying close to or valong the shank the anchor is in compact condition for shipping or storing.

When the stock 9 has been brought to operative position or with its shoulder 14 abutting against shank 1, said stock is turned or partly rotated in eye 10 until the studs 12 jam against or engage the bevels or inclnes 15 at one side of the shank, so that said stock is locked in position. By means of this construction the necessity for locking pins or keys is avoided, and as the device is readily constructed and easily manipulated it saves time and labor. The slide or collar 4 being mounted on the shank, as seen, cannot become detached or lost, and the xed studs or projections 5, 6, and 12 are likewise secured against loss and practically unbreakable. As all parts of the device are thus secured or connected so as to be incapable of becoming detached or lost, such device is always ready for use.

The anchor is shown with two arms; but, manifestly, this number of arms can be varied-as, for example, in some cases four folding arms may be desired.

IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An anchor, consisting of a shank provided in one end portion with an eye, a stock IOO slidable lengthwise through the eye of the shank, said shank and stock being provided, respectively, with a groove and a stud forenabling the stock to travel and to be locked on the shank, and an incline or bevel arranged on the shank in juxtaposition to the eye thereof for the engagement of the stud to se cure the stock in operative position, substantially as described.

2. An anchor, consisting of a shank provided with upper and lower laterally-project ing looking-studs 5 and 6, the arms 2 pivoted to the shank, and a slide i provided with a longitudiln l groove 7 and transverse or lat- Veral slot 8 communicating with the groove,

said slide n one position being interlooked With the uppermost looking-stud and engaging the points of the pivoted arms to hold them folded, and in another position interloeked with the lowermost locking-stud to look the pvoted arms unfolded, substantially as described.

3. An anchor, consisting of a shank provided in one end portion with an eye 10, slots 1l opening into the eye, and bevels or inclines arranged in juxtaposition to the slots and the eye, and a stock 9 slidable lengthwise through the eye of the shank and provided With a shoulder 14, and lateral studs 12, said studs adapted to pass through the said slots and to engage the bevels or inolines, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IIIRAM C. HOLMES.

lNTitiiesses:

E. BOUND CHAFFEE, A. R. CRITTENDEN. 

